Plan for county to defund stray cat care moves on

Darla Norton brushes one of the more than 100 cats at the Humane Society of Marathon County. Contributed photos

The Marathon County's Finance and Property Committee voted Monday to move forward a resolution that would eventually defund the Humane Society of Marathon County for the care of stray cats.

Under the proposal, which the County Board will consider at a meeting later this year, the county would still allocate all the fees it collects from dog licensing - roughly $70,000 a year - for the shelter to adopt out, euthanize or care for stray dogs.

The county will pay municipalities that choose to draft a contract with a local shelter for stray cat care over the next two years. In 2014, the county will give those municipalities $60,000, in 2015 it will pay $30,000 and after that payments will cease, leaving municipalities to be the sole fund source for stray cat care.

Under the resolution, municipalities can choose whatever provider they want to care for stray cats.

The Marathon County Board voted to terminate its contract with the humane society between August and December of this year. The county is working to negotiate a new contract for countywide stray animal care.

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Plan for county to defund stray cat care moves on

The Marathon County's Finance and Property Committee voted Monday to move forward a resolution that would eventually defund the Humane Society of Marathon County for the care of stray cats.

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